Press Releases

San Francisco, Calif. (November 12, 2015) – The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) announced today the highly-anticipated sale of Parcel F for $165 million plus a $20 million premium in the event of an assemblage of the property with an adjoining lot (540 Howard).

San Francisco, Calif. (September 1, 2015) – The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) announced today that they will continue the procurement process for Parcel F with the five prequalified parties interested to secure the best price and most complementary land use for the site. As a result the auction portion …

San Francisco, Calif. (August 5, 2015) – Today, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee signed into law the Resolution of Formation for the Greater Rincon Hill Community Benefit District (CBD) following unanimous approval by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved on Friday, July 31st. The
Resolution is the final step …

San Francisco, Calif. (May 4, 2015) – Contractors at the Transbay Transit Center site in downtown San Francisco will participate in trainings throughout the week to reinforce the importance of safety on the four-block long construction site. Part of an industry-wide annual tradition, Transbay’s Safety Week will include a celebration …

San Francisco, Calif. (April 9, 2015) – Transbay Joint Powers Authority Executive Director Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan joined regional transit leaders at the Transbay Temporary Terminal in a day of advocacy for continued investment in America’s transportation infrastructure. This “Stand Up for Transportation” event was one of many held across the nation …

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) is seeking parties interested in sponsorship/naming rights for the iconic Transbay Transit Center, the station that will link the entire Bay Area through 11 different transit agencies and further activate San Francisco’s thriving South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood with more than 9,290 square meters …

San Francisco, Calif. (March 2, 2015) – Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet visited the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) today to learn more about the organization’s robust small, local, disadvantaged and veteran business enterprise (SBE and DBE) outreach program, which has served as the inspiration for SBE policy …

San Francisco, Calif. (March 2, 2015) – Amtrak service has moved to the Transbay Temporary Terminal, establishing the first rail connection at the future Transbay Transit Center. The addition of Amtrak Thruway connector bus service foreshadows the Transbay Transit Center’s eventual status as the northern terminus for California High-Speed …

Funding milestone reached as site on Folsom Street to be developed by Essex Property Trust

San Francisco, Calif. (February 13, 2015) – The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), in partnership with the Successor Agency to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, celebrated a funding milestone this week after successfully closing a $43.6 …

Transbay Transit Center first piece of above-ground steel column emerges; an innovative seismically safe design not used before in the United States.
San Francisco, Calif. (November 7, 2014) – Today, the TJPA, dignitaries and workers gathered at the construction site of the Transbay Transit Center to celebrate the emergence of the …

Mayor Ed Lee and TJPA Agree Roof Top Park to Open Concurrently with Transit Center
“Today the TJPA and the Mayor’s Office agreed to work together to ensure that the roof top park opens concurrently with the opening of the Transit Center in late 2017 as promised to the community. Both …

TJPA Statement Regarding Discovery of Human Skeleton on Site at the Transbay Transit Center Project
Contractors working to install concrete on the site of the Transbay Project made an
unexpected discovery this morning.

Ms. Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, Executive Director of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), was inducted into the Lambda Alpha International Honorary Society for the Advancement of Land Economics at its Annual Initiation Dinner.

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) has received approval from Dr. Roger Penrose, the eminent British mathematical physicist, to incorporate his groundbreaking geometrical pattern in the design of the exterior walls of the future Transbay Transit Center (TTC) designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (PCPA). Dr. Penrose and PCPA are …

Hines and Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) announced today that it will ceremonially break ground to celebrate the acquisition of 101 First Street, a land parcel sold by Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) for approximately $192 million. The sale of the 50,000-square-foot parcel closed today at nearly $4,000 per land foot. …

Today the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Board of Directors finalized the agreement to sell TJPA property to Hines Corporation, paving the way for construction of the landmark Transbay Transit Tower. The State of California donated the Tower site to the TJPA for construction of the 61-story Tower, which will …

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority announced today the opening of a California Academy of Sciences display that includes the Columbian mammoth tooth recently discovered on the Transbay Transit Center construction site. The tooth, an upper left molar of a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi), will be on display for the next …

In the midst of construction at the Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority made a rare discovery: a Woolly Mammoth tooth and part of a jaw. The tooth and jaw were found on September 10th at the east end of the Transbay Transit Center …

On Thursday, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) jointly approved a draft Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) that designates the Downtown Caltrain Extension (DTX), Phase 2 of the Transbay Transit Center project, as a regional priority for the federal New Starts program.

Wednesday, Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, Executive Director of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), and Webcor, General Contractor for the Transbay Transit Center Project, were invited by the White House to attend an event celebrating the First Anniversary of Joining Forces, the initiative to recognize, honor and support veterans and military families. …

Today the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) held the grand opening of its own archaeology exhibit. This exhibit details the lives and times of the original residents who for a number of years called the South of Market neighborhood home. The exhibit is currently being housed within the lobby of …